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The XXII Sochi Winter Olympic Games / Ski And Skate Against Hate

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Solo

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I notice that for each skating (speed/figure) event, they run the zambonis halfway through......doesn't this create a bit of an imbalance? I mean, if you're in the last pairing pre-zamboni vs first pairing post zamboni, you're at a disadvantage, especially in speed events.
 

Arjen

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I notice that for each skating (speed/figure) event, they run the zambonis halfway through......doesn't this create a bit of an imbalance? I mean, if you're in the last pairing pre-zamboni vs first pairing post zamboni, you're at a disadvantage, especially in speed events.

Yep, that's one of the reasons our commentators can fill an hour of TV talking about a good or a bad draw.
 
I notice that for each skating (speed/figure) event, they run the zambonis halfway through......doesn't this create a bit of an imbalance? I mean, if you're in the last pairing pre-zamboni vs first pairing post zamboni, you're at a disadvantage, especially in speed events.

Are you sure though? The top 2 in the 1000m were in pair 7 (of 9)
 

Juicy Bob

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Bobsleigh smashes into a course worker, breaking his legs
A bobsleigh smashed into a course worker at the Olympic Games' Sanki sliding centre on Thursday leaving the man reportedly with both legs broken, an AFP reporter who witnessed the incident said.

The incident occurred at the start of training for the two-man bobsleigh competition when the forerunner bob, which is used to clear and test the track at the beginning of the day's schedule, hit an ice maker.

Video footage shown on the media mixed zone's monitors just minutes after the incident showed paramedics and volunteers trying to evacuate the man who was lying on track.

International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation officials refused to comment on the accident which delayed the start of the training session.
 

Blader

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The speed skating commentator is too much

"Come on Judith! Just start a little further back! Now I'm her coach..." :lol
 

Antagon

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I notice that for each skating (speed/figure) event, they run the zambonis halfway through......doesn't this create a bit of an imbalance? I mean, if you're in the last pairing pre-zamboni vs first pairing post zamboni, you're at a disadvantage, especially in speed events.

Probably not too much, since the best qualifying skaters tend to start last and still win.
 
I've never seen ppl in short sleeves at a winter olympics in CC skiing. lol

not looking good for the next few days either

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Arkos

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Haha holy shit does the Norway team have on Umbro shirts? I didn't know that was still a thing.
 

Pacbois

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Woooo second gold for Martin Fourcade !!! Despite a missed shot and almost falling in the first lap. Can't wait for the relay now.
 

Solo

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How many Dutch mothers die a year during childbirth? Gotta be hard on the body when the baby comes out in skates.
 

Antagon

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How many Dutch mothers die a year during childbirth? Gotta be hard on the body when the baby comes out in skates.

The mother of the Mulder brothers, the pair of twins that got first and third place at the 500m speed skating event,delayed their birth by a day to watch an ice skating tour. :D
 

Snakeyes

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I don't understand how judging works in figure skating. That was the worst fall I've seen in these Olympics so far yet it's still good enough for a 72?
 

Blader

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I don't understand how judging works in figure skating. That was the worst fall I've seen in these Olympics so far yet it's still good enough for a 72?

Sounded like one point deduction for the fall and another for the interruption. The rest of his routine was basically flawless, I think.
 
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